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Do you find yourself having a hard time in the dating world? Do you feel like you’re doomed to fail because you don’t look a certain way? Being attractive isn’t just about how you look. The way you act, how you treat others, and how you make them feel can all affect how attractive you appear to others. So here are a few ways to be more attractive. Need more tips on how to be more attractive? Head over this video: • 5 Instantly More Attractive Habits Th... Writer: Isadora Ho Script Editor: Vanessa Tao Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera ( / amandasilvera ) Animator: Evelvaii YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: Fugère, Madeleine A., et al. “The Importance of Physical Attractiveness to the Mate Choices of Women and Their Mothers.” Evolutionary Psychological Science, Springer International Publishing, 10 Mar. 2017, link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-017-0092-x. Fugère, Madeleine A. “Why Physical Attraction Matters, and When It Might Not.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 5 Jan. 2017, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dating-and-mating/201701/why-physical-attraction-matters-and-when-it-might-not. Gordon, Amie M. The Role of Reciprocity in Attraction . 28 Sept. 2020, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-you-and-me/202009/the-role-reciprocity-in-attraction. Hall, Jeffrey A. “Sexual Selection and Humor in Courtship: A Case for Warmth and Extroversion.” Evolutionary Psychology, Sept. 2015, doi:10.1177/1474704915598918. Messner, Claude, et al. “Change in Evaluation Mode Can Cause a Cheerleader Effect.” Frontiers, Frontiers, 1 Jan. 1AD, www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.607448/full. Miller, Sara G. “Funny Guy Gets the Girl? How Humor Makes You More Attractive.” LiveScience, Purch, 7 Aug. 2017, www.livescience.com/60060-humor-increases-attractiveness.html. Nicholson, Jeremy. “How Our Body Language Can Make Us Attractive | Psychology …” Psychology Today, 10 Sept. 2017, www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-attraction-doctor/201709/how-our-body-language-can-make-us-attractive. Vacharkulksemsuk, Tanya, et al. “Dominant, Open Nonverbal Displays Are Attractive at Zero-Acquaintance.” PNAS, National Academy of Sciences, 12 Apr. 2016, www.pnas.org/content/113/15/4009. O’Sullivan, Lucia F. “Who Will Find You Attractive?” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 12 Aug. 2021, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/first-blush/202108/who-will-find-you-attractive. Walker, Drew, and Edward Vul. “Hierarchical Encoding Makes Individuals in a Group Seem More Attractive.” Psychological Science, vol. 25, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 230–235, doi:10.1177/0956797613497969.
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